Zenobio

Zenobio, 23, was born in the city of Paruro. Currently, Zenobio lives in the community of Cajamarca, Cachimayo district, Anta province, Cusco department with his wife and daughter, Britt Alexandra, 1. Cachinayo is located 25 minutes from the city of Cusco.

Zenobio has been a farmer and cattleman for the last two years and does well. One can find him tending to his fields from 5am until 5pm performing his pasturage chores with his 20 dairy cows and other chores he has.

Zenobio expects to get 1000 new soles in his next loan that he’d like to use to buy a head of cattle. His dream is to buy a field where he can farm potatoes, corn, wheat and many other things.

The “Señor de Ccoyllority Cachimayo” (Lord of Ccoyllority Cachimayo) communal bank has been in operation for three and a half years and Zenobio has been a member for three years and does well.

The members of this communal bank are devoted to Taytacha Ccoyllority (Lord of the Shining Snow) and this is the reason they named their communal bank thus.

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About Asociación Arariwa
Asociación Arariwa is a large non-governmental organization that started offering microcredit in 1994 to improve the quality of life, skills and equity of the population in the rural Cusco region of Peru. Arariwa serves the southern Andean provinces of Peru, and is distinguished by its efforts to reach the very poor, who often live in isolated rural areas. Arariwa fosters village banking, supports savings accounts, promotes access to education, and empowers women entrepreneurs (who make up 78% of its borrowers).